In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, emerged in Wuhan, China, causing the Coronavirus disease 2019 we now refer to as COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 12th, 2020. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed pre-existing social and health disparities among several historically vulnerable populations, with stark differences in the proportion of minority individuals diagnosed with and dying from COVID-19. In this article we will describe the emerging disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx (henceforth: Hispanic or Latinx) community in the U.S., discuss potential antecedents and consider strategies to address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on this population.
The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled unsettling disparities in the outcome of the disease among African Americans. These disparities are not new, but are rooted in structural inequities that must be addressed to adequately care for communities of color. We describe the historical context of these structural inequities, their impact on the progression of COVID-19 in the African American (Black) community, and suggest a multifaceted approach to addressing these healthcare disparities. Of note, terminology from survey data cited for this article varied from Blacks, African Americans or both; for consistency, we use African Americans throughout.
BackgroundAlcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) among tuberculosis (TB) patients are associated
with nonadherence and poor treatment outcomes. Studies from Tuberculosis
Research Centre (TRC), Chennai have reported that alcoholism has been one of
the major reasons for default and mortality in under the DOTS programme in
South India. Hence, it is planned to conduct a study to estimate prevalence
of alcohol use and AUDs among TB patients attending the corporation health
centres in Chennai, India.MethodologyThis is a cross-sectional cohort study covering 10 corporation zones at
Chennai and it included situational assessment followed by screening of TB
patients by a WHO developed Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test AUDIT
scale. Four zones were randomly selected and all TB patients treated during
July to September 2009 were screened with AUDIT scale for alcohol
consumption.ResultsOut of 490 patients, 66% were males, 66% were 35 years and
above, 57% were married, 58% were from the low monthly income
group of 8. Age (>35
years), education (less educated), income (
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